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International Application :.......
International
Patent Applications and Fees
EUROPEAN
PATENT CONVENTION (EPC)
European
Patent Convention is a system that includes 24 countries, and
Turkey has joined in this system in November 2000. Countries included
in this system are: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Cyprus, Netherlands,
England, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein,
Luxemburg, Monaco, Portuguese, Slovakia, Turkey and Greece. Any
or all of these countries could be chosen for application.
Requirements
:
-
English translation of patent description.
-
Receipt showing the application and European Research fees are
paid.
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EPC application petition
-
Declaration of inventor
-
Power of attorney
How
System Works,
-
Application could be submitted either through Turkish Patent Institute
or through the Bureau of European Patent Office in Munich.
- During the application no choice of countries is made. After
the research is completed countries are chosen. If more than 7
countries chosen no fee is paid for the countries after 7.
- Application submitted to Turkish Patent Institute, is sent to
EPO after a preliminary examination is made. After making a preliminary
examination, EPO makes a research about known limits of technology
and after preparing a report about research, EPO issues the application
together with the report within 18 month after the application
is submitted.
- Request for examination must be made within 6 month after the
date of issue.
-After the issue, national step of the application starts by finding
an attorney in each of chosen countries. Later on each county’s
own procedure is followed.
Fees:
BASIC
FEE......................................................................
125 EURO
EUROPEAN
RESEARCH FEE........................................ 690 EURO
ENTRANCE
FEE FOR COUNTRÝES.............................. 75 EURO
INTERNATIONAL
RESEARCH FEE.............................. 945 EURO
EXAMINATION
FEE.................................................... 1.430
EURO
*
Not paid above 7 countries.
Advantages
-
Cheaper than individual applications.
-
Takes shorter time and makes the protection process easier.
Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Patent
Cooperation Treaty is a system that includes 115 countries all
over the world and Turkey is one of its members since January
1996..
Requirements:
-
English translation of patent description.
-
Receipt showing the application and European Research fees are
paid.
-
EPC application petition
-
Research petition (Optional)
How
System Works:
- Application could be submitted either through the Turkish Patent
Institute or to EPO or WIPO.
- Country fee is not paid for the countries above 5.
- Application submitted to Turkish Patent Institute, is sent to
EPO after a preliminary examination is made. After making a preliminary
examination, EPO makes a research about known limits of technology
and send a report to applicant. And the applicant express whether
he wants an examination or not.
- International bureau issues the application and the research
report within 18 months after the application submitted.
- After the issue national step of the application starts by finding
an attorney in each of chosen countries. Later on each county’s
own procedure is followed.
These
fees does not contain our or our attorneys’ service fees.
TRANSMITTAL
FEE.............................................. 100 CHF
BASIC
FEE.............................................................
650 CHF
(If
less than 30 pages)
BASIC
FEE...............................................................
15 CHF
(For
each page after 30 pages)
DESIGNATION
FEE.................................. 140x5=700 CHF.
Advantages:
-
Cheaper than individual application.
-
Takes shorter time and makes protection process easier.
